Annual Report 2009-2010 Issue of Silicosis 2.12 The Expert Group on Silicosis convened its first meeting in the NHRC on 5 January 2010. It identified the silicosis prone industries in the country and agreed to work on preventive remedial and rehabilitative measures with regard to the problem of silicosis. Human Rights Awareness and Facilitating Assessment of Enforcement of Human Rights Programme in Selected Districts of India 2.13 In order to spread awareness among the people on different human rights issues like education, health, hygiene, sanitation, food security, custodial justice, etc., as well as facilitate assessment and enforcement of human rights programme in identified backward districts of the country, the Acting Chairperson, Members and senior officers of the NHRC visited Wayanad (Kerala), Jamui (Bihar), Hoshiarpur (Punjab), Kalahandi (Orissa) and Saiha (Mizoram) during 20092010. Reconstitution of Core Group on Disability 2.14 The Core Group on Disability was reconstituted by the Commission under the chairmanship of Shri P.C. Sharma, Member, NHRC. Shri Prasanna Kumar Pincha, Special Rapporteur, NHRC; Dr. Uma Tuli, Founding and Managing Secretary, Amar Jyoti Rehabilitation & Research Centre, New Delhi; Dr. G.N. Karna, Honorary President, Society for Disability and Rehabilitation Studies, New Delhi; Shri Ian Cardozo, Major General (Retd.) and Chairman, Rehabilitation Council of India, New Delhi and Shri S.K. Rungta, General Secretary, National Federation of Blind, New Delhi were nominated as new Members of the Core Group. 2.15 The reconstituted Core Group on Disability convened its first meeting in the NHRC on 5 November 2009. Roles and Responsibilities of Statutory Commissions to Monitor Child’s Right to Education 2.16 A one-day National Consultation on the Roles and Responsibilities of the Concerned Statutory Commissions to Monitor Child’s Right to Education was organized by the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) and the National Human Rights Commission on 12 January 2010 in New Delhi. The main objective of the Consultation was to outline the steps for implementation of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009. Identifying Best Practices in Early Detection and Intervention for Children with Disabilities 2.17 A Consultation on Identifying Best Practices in Early Detection and Intervention for Children with Disabilities was organized at New Delhi by the NHRC in collaboration with the NCPCR on 17 February 2010. The main objectives of the Consultation were to analyze the existing situation of disabled children in India in the light of existing international/national framework; throw light on specific disability tools, processes and programmes in early identification, intervention, treatment and rehabilitation of children with disabilities; and 6 NHRC